Merica melanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Subspecies Merica melanostoma melanostoma (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1849) Merica melanostoma westralis (Garrard, T.A., 1975)
Description The shell is whitish-orange and cream. Its size varies between 14mm and 38 mm, ending in a pointed apex. The shells are more globular than the rest of the genus, accented with rounded shoulders and deep sutures. The surface is covered with fine nodules.Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. . 448 pp
Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea, western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Oman, Western Australia and Northern Australia
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